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« on: April 17, 2021, 05:12:48 PM »
At the end of the online PBS "Virtual Visit" today (basically a live Q+A interview between a PBS host and Megan, Susan, Tara, and Chloë), they formally announced the Postcards from Ireland tour in (hopefully) 2022. They also announced that the Postcards from Ireland PBS special would be airing on PBS this December (2021).
Since the Killarney shows have been postponed to 2022, there are a few possibilities I can think of:
1. They're going to do a live recording in the fall at a different venue that hasn't been announced yet. I think that's extremely unlikely given all the uncertainty associated with containment measures.
2. They're going to do a live recording in a theatre without an audience. This still seems a bit risky considering how strict the lockdowns have been in Ireland.
3. They're doing a music-video-style DVD, where they pre-record the tracks, then record them performing at various places in Ireland (might be challenging since restrictions will still be in place for many months). This would be similar in format to Chloë's Walking in the Air DVD.
4. Video clips from past shows (ie. Celebration 2.0) (please let the DVD include an extensive documentary feature this time).
5. Video footage of scenery from Ireland during the music (this would be similar to what Tim Janis does with his DVDs and YouTube videos). The background music would be either new studio recordings or recordings of past studio performances/DVDs.
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« on: April 14, 2021, 06:56:13 PM »
Looks like some PBS stations are picking it up in May.
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« on: April 09, 2021, 07:44:20 PM »
Eabha's album had a pretty big debut on the charts.
It's currently sitting #1 on the Ireland iTunes World Albums chart and #2 on the USA iTunes World Albums chart and it peaked at #1!
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« on: April 09, 2021, 11:18:35 AM »
What are your favorite Wildflower tracks?
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« on: April 05, 2021, 05:43:57 PM »
Lynn says she has a new album of Irish songs releasing in a few weeks!
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« on: March 31, 2021, 09:34:21 PM »
I received my pre-order CD copy.
Her album is absolutely amazing. It's definitely one of my top 3 solo albums ever, maybe #1. Every track is fantastic. Gavin Murphy's melodies and instrumentals are top notch and Eabha's a great songwriter.
Most of the tracks have a world pop sound, quite different than most of her Celtic Woman solos (more like Garden of Eden than anything else she performed in Celtic Woman). She excelled out of her comfort zone though. There's a variety of styles on the album and her voice works for all of them. There's lots of deep, epic percussion and they got the most out of basically every track.
What an awesome album!
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« on: March 31, 2021, 09:15:30 PM »
Has there been any word if the Killarney Shows are still happening in August of this year. If they are, I hope there will be the option for ticketholders to view the concert online. Unfortunately given current circumstances (including vaccine rollout) it seems unlikely I'll be able to travel to Ireland this summer to watch 
We're not sure yet what will happen with the Killarney shows. We probably won't find out until a couple of months before the scheduled show date unless things take a dramatic turn for the better or worse before summer. There's basically 0% I'll be able to get vaccinated by August. I'd be surprised if they allowed entry into Ireland by August without proof of vaccination and/or a mandatory quarantine period. 
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« on: March 30, 2021, 05:21:03 PM »
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« on: March 30, 2021, 05:18:38 PM »
The Motherland EP is available to preorder! Available from Bandcamp in physical and digital format: https://edelmurphy1.bandcamp.com/album/motherland-songs-of-20th-century-women-epIf you buy on Bandcamp Friday (first Friday of each month for the time being), all proceeds that day go to the artists. Track listing: 1. Motherland 2. Trouble In The Fields 3. Jolene 4. You Don't Own Me 5. No Frontiers 9th April - Full release on Bandcamp of downloads and CDs. 19th April - Release to Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon etc.
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« on: March 27, 2021, 09:40:49 PM »
Another album variant called Celtic Lands has released which includes tracks that are on neither the original Celtic Heart nor Time of the Trees CDs: Ever I Love You, Ocean Ledges, Ever Enchanted.
Track list of "Celtic Lands:"
1. Ever I Love You*
2. Merrily Kiss
3. Fall of the Great Forest
4. Ocean Ledges*
5. Celtic Heart
6. Western Realms
7. Danny Boy
8. Isle of Skye
9. She Moved Through the Fair
10. Kid on the Mountain (was called Kid Ar An Sliabh on Celtic Heart and Time of the Trees)
11. Beyond the Evening Star
12. Ever Enchanted*
13. The Ring of Brodgar
14. Light on the Sea
15. The Light of Highland Meadow
16. The Fairy Glen
17. Winter's Gate
18. The Ancient Woods
19. Through the Mountains
20. The Parting Glass
Three of the songs are from Tim Janis' previous albums and don't feature Máiréad Nesbitt or Lynn:
- "Ever I Love You" is lovely Tim Janis instrumental from his album "The Promise" (2005)
- Ocean Ledges is a pretty instrumental from "Flowers in October" (2003). It's also on "An Enchanted Evening" (2007) and "Morning Sunrise Vol 1" (2021).
- "Ever Enchanted" is a Tim Janis instrumental from Life Songs (2008)
Merrily Kiss (the Quaker) features Máiréad and a digitally inserted audience clapping along.
I do prefer the Celtic Heart album covers that Lynn and/or Máiréad on the cover.
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« on: March 27, 2021, 08:32:52 PM »
Last year a variant of the Celtic Heart album called "Time of the Trees" released through PBS.
Original Celtic Heart CD:
1. Fall of the Great Forest
2. Isle of Skye
3. The White Forest
4. Western Realms
5. Mountain at the River*
6. Winter's Gate
7. The Ancient Woods
8. Fairy Glen
9. Shadow Glass*
10. Beyond the Evening Star
11. Spirit of the Trees*
12. Kid ar an Sliabh
13. Light on the Sea*
14. Hidden Forest*
15. Through the Mountains*
16. The Light of Highland Meadow*
17. The Ring of Brodgar*
18. Spirit Lake*
19. Celtic Heart
Time of the Trees CD
1. The Parting Glass*
2. Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide
3. Isle of Skye
4. Fall of the Great Forest
5. Kid Ar An Sliabh
6. Danny Boy*
7. The Butterfly*
8. Winter's Gate
9. Beyond the Evening Star
10. The White Forest
11. Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile / The Miller of Glanmire*
12. She Moved Through the Fair*
13. Fairy Glen
14. Western Realms
15. The Ancient Woods
16. Celtic Heart
Differences
The Time of the Trees CD drops 9 tracks that were on the original CD, including my favourite, Hidden Forest:
- Mountain at the River
- Shadow Glass
- Spirit of the Trees
- Light on the Sea
- Hidden Forest
- Through the Mountains
- The Light of Highland Meadow
- The Ring of Brodgar
- Spirit Lake
It has 6 tracks that weren't on the original CD:
- The Parting Glass
- Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide
- Danny Boy
- The Butterfly
- Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile / The Miller of Glanmire
- She Moved Through the Fair
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« on: March 27, 2021, 08:18:42 PM »
I thought I posted this months ago, but I guess not.
Essentially, the "Time of the Trees" DVD has 6 new tracks in the form of music videos (shot separately from the content on the original DVD) at the cost of 6 of the tracks on some of the original DVD and with some slightly different ordering.
Regular "Celtic Heart" DVD:
1. Fairy Glen
2. Isle of Skye
3. The White Forest
4. Winter's Gate
5. Fall of the Great Forest
6. The Ancient Woods
7. Through the Mountains*
8. Hidden Forest*
9. Mountain at the River*
10. Shadow Glass*
11. Kid ar an Sliabh
12. The Light of the Highland Meadow*
13. Western Realms
14. Beyond the Evening Star
15. Spirit Lake*
16. Celtic Heart
Bonus:
- The Ring of Brodgar
- Spirit of the Trees
- Light on the Sea
- Cast interviews with Jim Masters
Time of the Trees DVD
1. The Parting Glass (Lynn and Máiréad Nesbitt)*
2. Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide (Mairead Nesbitt)*
3. Isle of Skye
4. Fall of the Great Forest
5. Kid ar an Sliabh
6. Danny Boy (Máiréad Nesbitt)*
7. The Butterfly (Máiréad Nesbitt)*
8. Winter's Gate
9. Beyond the Evening Star
10. The White Forest
11. Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile / The Miller of Glanmire (Máiréad Nesbitt)*
12. She Moved Through the Fair (Lynn + Máiréad Nesbitt)*
13. Fairy Glen
14. Western Realms
15. The Ancient Woods
16. Celtic Heart
Bonus:
- The Ring of Brodgar
- Spirit of the Trees
- Light on the Sea
- Cast interviews with Jim Masters
Tracks on Celtic Heart but not Time of the Trees DVD:
- Through the Mountains
- Hidden Forest (that's a bit of a travesty it was removed from Time of the Trees ... it was my favourite)
- Mountain at the River
- Shadow Glass
- The Light of the Highland Meadow
- Spirit Lake
Tracks added on Time of the Trees DVD:
- The Parting Glass
- Merrily Kiss the Quaker / Denis Murphy's Slide
- Danny Boy
- The Butterfly (my new favourite version)
- Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile / The Miller of Glanmire
- She Moved Through the Fair
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« on: March 27, 2021, 06:49:33 PM »
Has anyone received their copy of the DVD yet? I ordered back in the beginning of February and have not received a shipping email saying order is on the way.
I received my Celebration DVD from the Celtic Woman site a while ago.
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